CollaredKid
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Time For A Change
🕑 Added 2021-05-17 13:02:45 +0000 UTCHey all! This... yea this has been a long time coming. I’ll try not to make this really long.
To get right to the point, I think it’s finally time I did away with having an actual “post schedule”. It just doesn’t work anymore with the life that I have and the art that I post. I’ve being doing this for 3 years now and have always taken pride in the fact at how quickly I’m able to provide so much stuff for you all. It’s honestly a great feeling, and I thought I could do it forever... then Covid hit. Then my sibling tore their ACL. Then my mom got Covid and was hospitalized. Then *I* got Covid. Then my friend died. Then this, then that, it’s enough to make your head spin. I feel like I make more posts talking about how I need more time instead of actually posting them. And to tell the truth, my art has gotten to the point where the turnover rate just isn’t that simple anymore.
I want to put more work into them, not to mention the stories. Oh GOD the stories. I love writing, but the stories are what takes up a good chunk of this time. If you’ve spoken to me one on one about my writing, you know it doesn’t come as easily as art. For a time I thought about not bothering with them anymore, but to put it simply I don’t want to. I like writing the stories. I love giving that extra context, because it really makes the image pop.
I want to make you guys the best stuff you could ask for, and I just can’t do that every day. I want to do more fun interactive things, but never have the time with all the work I expect of myself. I want to actually reply the the mounting piles of notes and commission messages I get, instead of just giving the old “I just got to clear my plate first” excuse. Most of all, I’m SICK of saying “I wanted to add blank, but there wasn’t enough time.”
This is no one’s fault but my own, and I’m fixing it. I got to get rid of the albatross I willingly tied around my own neck to try and prove something.
So from this point on I’m taking a more “it’s done when it’s done” approach. My work hours aren’t necessarily changing. I’ll still be working and drawing and writng every week, but I can’t keep up this conveyor belt that I’ve built. Don’t get me wrong, you guys are still getting as much stuff I can handle, but with less excuses. Nothing is really changing that much except a post can happen whenever I feel. Morning, noon, night, weekends, whenever.
I hope this is all ok. I rather give you the best and take the time I need instead of rushing to provide.
Comments
Welcome back!! :) Glad to see you again and I hope you enjoy what you missed! And thank. I’m very appreciative that you guys understand
I appreciate that. And I think I just needed time to understand that about my work too. I thought I had push it to prove I was worth the time, and I still think it’s important that I do that, but I don’t need to kill myself for it.
had to stop being a Patreon for a while but glad to be back! and I agree with Micheal your work is always fantastic and worth it
Michael
As far as I’ve seen the quality always speaks for itself and will always be worth the wait
